Ten Big New Features in Mac OS X Snow Leopard — Daniel Eran Dilger — Apple is marketing the idea of there being “no new features” for Snow Leopard and instead promising an overall improvement in how Mac OS X works under the hood, thanks to a diligent code optimization and refactoring cycle discussed in the previous article.

SmugVault - Store everything for next to nothing. — SmugMug has always allowed everyone to upload an unlimited number of web-displayable files - JPEG, GIF, PNG, and MP4 - but to date we haven't been able to accept the RAW files generated by modern digital cameras.

Google to Unveil New Ad-Planning Tool — Google is expected to unveil a new ad-planning tool for agencies and marketers at an industry conference on Tuesday. — Word that the Internet search giant has something up its sleeve surfaced when the Advertising Research Foundation …

A Month of Gates #6 — Today, Bill Gates started his last week as a full-time Microsoft employee. Oh joy—the online memorials are publishing, and there are going to be zillions by week's end. And, yes, eWEEK will have its own tribute to America's great geek. — I have to ask: Is he employee No. 1 or No. 2?

Preview: CNET's new, improved look — The new CNET home page includes a carousel highlighting several stories across News, Reviews, and Downloads, as well as an integrated video player for CNET TV content. Click on the image for a full view. — After more than a dozen years of bringing …

Those iPhone Suckers — On Friday, John Gruber noticed the Macalope's point that iPhone unlocking is in danger of extinction. — Today Jason Kottke checks out eBay (if you don't remember what eBay is, ask your parents about it!) and notices iPhones are going for a premium.

‘Shake-up’ for internet proposed — The net could see its biggest transformation in decades if plans to open up the address system are passed. — The net's regulators will vote on Thursday to decide if the strict rules on so-called top level domain names, such as .com or .uk, can be relaxed.

Why Google's Android Delays Don't Matter (GOOG) — As we noted this morning, Google's (GOOG) Android mobile operating system will take a bit longer to roll out than many expected: Instead of several phones coming out in time for this year's holiday shopping season, it looks like there will just be one, from T-Mobile.

A Window on the Cloud — Outsourcing compute power is wonderful — until something goes wrong. Unfortunately, when an Amazon Web Service goes down it's hard to know why, and it's even harder to know how well a particular cloud is performing in the first place.

Are social ads getting too much? Try “FriendRank” — SocialMedia, a San Francisco company trying to find compelling ways to advertise on social networks, is offering advertisers a new product: Something called “FriendRank.” — The company scans data about your activities on Facebook …

Papers Facing Worst Year for Ad Revenue — For newspapers, the news has swiftly gone from bad to worse. This year is taking shape as their worst on record, with a double-digit drop in advertising revenue, raising serious questions about the survival of some papers and the solvency of their parent companies.

Modeling The Real Market Value Of Social Networks — Is MySpace worth $3 billion, or $20 billion? It depends on how you value a user. — It's time to start comparing the big global social networks on something other than unique visitors and page views.